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Kid Writers Read Their Stories and Poems, LIVE, This Afternoon

Montana Public Radio | By Chérie Newman
Published March 6, 2014 at 9:00 AM MST

Margie Dougherty-Goodburn and several kids who participated in recent workshops through the Missoula Writing Collaborative will be in Studio A this afternoon during Pea Green Boat (4 - 5 p.m.). They'll take turns reading their stories and poems and talk about the process of writing.

Exciting news! The Missoula Writing Collaborative will be hosting a book launch reading for their summer camp anthology at Fact & Fiction Bookstore in downtown Missoula:  Friday, March 7, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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Chérie Newman
Chérie Newman is a former arts and humanities producer and on-air host for Montana Public Radio, and a freelance writer. She founded and previously hosted a weekly literary program, The Write Question, which continues to air on several public radio stations; it is also available online at PRX.org and MTPR.org.
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